United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4269 (99th)
Lite Food Labeling Act
Introduced
27 February 1986
Last action
6 March 1986 · Referred
Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Sponsors
JAMES COOPER, Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9], Rep. Foglietta, Thomas M. [D-PA-1], Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6], Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2], Rep. Anderson, Glenn M. [D-CA-32], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Rep. Bruce, Terry L. [D-IL-19], Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-17], Rep. Morrison, Bruce A. [D-CT-3], Rep. Perkins, Carl C. [D-KY-7], Rep. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE-At Large], SANDER LEVIN, Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-NY-18], Rep. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO-2], Rep. Beilenson, Anthony C. [D-CA-23]
Subjects
Agriculture
Source updated
3 June 2026
Summary
Lite Food Labeling Act - Amends the Federal, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Federal Alcohol Administration Act to establish labeling requirements for foods and alcoholic beverages which are labeled "lite" or "light" or which make similar comparative claims to describe fat, sodium, or calorie content.
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Timeline
27 February 1986
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Source: IntroReferral
27 February 1986
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 February 1986
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 March 1986
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Source: Committee
6 March 1986
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
1 official file
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 27 February 1986
Sponsors
- JAMES COOPER · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Foglietta, Thomas M. [D-PA-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Anderson, Glenn M. [D-CA-32] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bruce, Terry L. [D-IL-19] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Morrison, Bruce A. [D-CT-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Perkins, Carl C. [D-KY-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- SANDER LEVIN · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-NY-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Beilenson, Anthony C. [D-CA-23] · D · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/99th-congress/house-bill/4269
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/99/hr/4269
- us · 99-hr-4269 · source updated 3 June 2026